Instant Pot Steamed Crab Legs

Instant Pot Steamed Crab legs are so juicy and tender, absolutely delicious. If you have seafood lovers in your family that love Crab legs, you can now easily satisfy their cravings by cooking crab legs at home in the Instant Pot.

These Instant Pot Crab Legs were made while on vacation. It can get really expensive ordering them at restaurants so make them yourself in the Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Steamed Crab Legs

If you are headed to the beach be sure to take your Instant Pot with you. It’s a quick and easy way to cook up some delicious seafood and you can serve them with your favorite side dishes.

See printable recipe card below for all ingredients, specific measurements, and complete instructions.

How To Make Instant Pot Steamed Crab Legs

You’ll need 3 clusters of fresh crab legs or thawed crab legs if using frozen.

Get your Instant Pot, steaming rack and one cup of water ready.

Insert steaming rack into your instant pot and pour in one cup of water.

Add fresh or thawed crab legs to the Instant pot. I have not tried them from frozen yet but Cara was kind enough to comment below that she pressure cooked them from frozen for 4 minutes and they were perfect. Thank you Cara!

Place the lid on the Instant Pot and seal the vent. Next, press the “manual” button and set the time to 2 minutes. It usually takes 10 minutes to come to pressure and begin cooking.

Once the instant pot beeps, quick release the pressure. Use tongs to remove the crab legs.

Serve with melted butter and sliced lemons.

Recipe Tips

• If you want to add seasoning to the crab legs try Old Bay seasoning.
• To get all the meat out of each leg use crab crackers or nutcrackers to make it a lot easier.
• Avoid overcooking the crab legs or they will become tough and rubbery.
• These are great served with fresh shrimp, potatoes, sausage, and corn.

Cooking Crab legs in the Instant Pot is so easy and they cook to perfection! They steam perfectly in the Instant Pot. So much better than boiling them.

Be sure and try our other delicious Instant Pot Recipes! A few of our favorites is this Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast, Instant Pot Taco Stuffed Bell Peppers and Instant Pot Apple BBQ Ribs.

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